WORD CONTEST - 18th March

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WORD CONTEST - 18th March - SECOND ROUND

ascincoquinas

WORD CONTEST - 18th March - SECOND ROUND

Hi fellows! Here �s the second round of word contest. There are two entries. Take a look.
http://www.eslprintables.com/forum/topic.asp?id=44745

The word I have chosen for you is:

Xanthippe

Eager to hear your crazy daffynitions. Remember DO NOT GIVE the correct definition. Use your imagination.

18 Mar 2014

oumsalsabil

Xanthippe is an X-rays photograph that is able to spot breaks or fractures in the hip of an ant.

18 Mar 2014

Mariethe House

a Chinese typo detector

18 Mar 2014

anaram

This is the medical term applied to the symptom of having light yellow urine. The symptom can be associated with pregnancy, different types of infections or dehydration among others causes.

The etymology of this word is quite unusual because it combines a Greek prefix (xhantic = yellow) with a colloquial term (pee).

18 Mar 2014

douglas

Okay, bear with me on this one:

Xanth- Piers Anthony�s wonderful world that is filled with puns

I- Pronoun for the 1st person (the person speaking)

PP- per procurationem (used when signing a letter on someone else�s behalf)

e- Euler �s number (approx. 2.711828) the basis of a natural logarithm that is used for exponential functions (e.g. calculating accrued interest over a period of time)

Based on this, a Xanthippe is a public agent (civil servant) in Xanth that, when given the opportunity to sign something in proxy for his/her supervisor, begins to do this more and more often (exponentially) until he/she ultimately takes-over all of the boss�s document signing and begins to take over other people�s document signing in a never-ending, ever-escalating process that is one of many causes of bureaucracy in government offices.

When asked where they work and what their position is these peopel usually answer: "Xanthippe"

Cheers,

Douglas

19 Mar 2014

edrodmedina

I could be wrong but I believe that XANTHIPPE is a word referencing Xan the first hippie.

19 Mar 2014